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Expedition to La Guajira Written by: Pepito Viaja Edited by: Ginna Carpio Photography by: Claire Summers My name is Giancarlo, but everyone knows me as Pepito Viaja. I travel the world looking for places that feed my spirit and I found this expedition in La Guajira. It's not only acomplished my expectations, but also made me reflect on life itself. I'm grateful with Magic Tour infinitely for allowing me to live this experience, full of contrasts and natural charm like very few places on earth. I can confess that you can visit La Guajira on your own, but surely you will get lost if you don't have a guide of the region, because the roads are uncovered and only they know the routes. Generally, the tour includes permanent transportation, full meals during the days of the expedition, as well as lodging in hammocks, entrance to the paid sites such as the Macuira Park and the bird watching in Bahía Honda. On the other hand, not every vehicle can cross the aridity of the desert, only big cars, 4X4, cars which resist the inclemency of the terrain: dunes, sand, stones and nopal are part of the embankment. We start... The tour begins in Uribia, the indigenous capital of Colombia. After having your breakfast in Riohacha, you should provisionate yourself with water and candies for the rest of the trip. Buy enough water and lots of candies, then I explain why. Leaving Uribia We find Manaure, a hot town with a strong and dry wind that helps to dehumidify the salt piles that are produced in the seawater pools that the locals collect and which are sold for their treatment and purification. Crossing the Carrizal desert is a great experience; an imaginary 20 kilometers road long by 3 kilometers wide that

Expedition to La Guajira Written by: Pepito Viaja Edited by: Ginna Carpio Photography by: Claire Summers My name is Giancarlo, but everyone knows me as Pepito Viaja. I travel the world looking for places that feed my spirit and I found this expedition in La Guajira. It’s not only acomplished my expectations, but also made

Parque Tayrona Written by: Ginna Carpio Fotography by: Ginna Carpio&Leo Molina The best trek on the Colombian Caribbean coast that will show you that not only in Bali you can find magic in the colors of the sea, Tayrona park An excursion through the beaches of Tayrona Park You want to know why? A few days ago we thought about the immense nature of the Tayrona Park, one of the most important parks in Colombia, due to the fact that it has a bizarre wealth of animal and plant species discovered and still many others undiscovered. While we contemplated it on the map we could not stop thinking that it was not enough to settle for what little we know about this park; So the next day, without thinking twice we set out to put on our boots, prepare our bags and get lost for 3 days to go as far as we could and tell them in our own words how amazing this excursion can be for those who dare to accompany us. Day 1 Curiosity at 100! Our tour started very early in the morning, accompanied by the morning cold we went on our 4x4 to the second entrance of the Tayrona Park, Calabazo. Once we arrived, we had a light breakfast and started our adventure. 6:00 am: Calabazo to Playa Brava The road from Calabazo to Playa Brava was a great challenge for everyone, so it is recommended that you have an excellent physical condition as you will be walking among uncovered terrains, exhaustive climbs and fighting against the heat and humidity of the Sierra Nevada climate. Therefore, apart from your physical condition you can also help with a comfortable bag with the best possible luggage, at the end of this day you will appreciate it!

Parque Tayrona Written by: Ginna Carpio Fotography by: Ginna Carpio&Leo Molina The best trek on the Colombian Caribbean coast that will show you that not only in Bali you can find magic in the colors of the sea, Tayrona park An excursion through the beaches of Tayrona Park You want to know why? A few

Written by: Luis Lopez Photography by: Luis Lopez Edited and translated by: Ginna Carpio The best plan to enjoy nature in the Sierra Nevada! I discovered a small magical place full of vegetation, fresh water and flora in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. I started my tour through this wonderful coffee town of the Sierra Nevada, its humid and cool weather made me enjoy letting myself be guided by the incredible view of the mountains that surround it. What happened once I took the tour was left in the lines written below, I hope you enjoy it. Souvenirs Store My little walk started making a stop at a souvenir shop called "KAWAK" in this small and curious place you can find various souvenirs like (beers, natural oils, sweets, handicrafts, medicinal plants, organic coffee and a variety of items to take away as a souvenir of your walk). We walk up the mountain observing a wonderful vegetation and enjoying a subtle cool morning breeze. Flora and vegetation During the tour you can see a wide variety of flowers that adorn the landscape while the inhabitants greet very kindly. Our guide, very happy and spontaneous was explaining in english and spanish the historical tour of the area and kindly gave us bananas to continue the journey, which renewed our energies. In this beautiful walk, you can see different farms and land full of crops and cabins, fruit trees such as mango and sweet guava, as well as exotic flowers and bamboo that you should definitely take a photographic memory of them within which are also plants carnivorous Minca River and fresh water waterfalls In the middle of the route, we cross the Minca river, downstream you can see large stones that adorn the landscape, the water of the river is

Written by: Luis Lopez Photography by: Luis Lopez Edited and translated by: Ginna Carpio The best plan to enjoy nature in the Sierra Nevada! I discovered a small magical place full of vegetation, fresh water and flora in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. I started my tour through this wonderful coffee town of the

Article by Citlali Flores Photography by Jimmy Courcelles Lost City Colombia is one of the most amazing trekings you will find in South America but also one of the hardest one, anyway you will find many reasons for doing it and that is why Im writting this article, to inspire you join this amazing adventure, the most important is to live the experience of having trek this amazing route full of mysticism and virgin nature in the heart of the Sierra Nevada. Lost city also known as Teyuna, was built in 700 AD. by the Taironas, and inhabited until the year 1,700 d.c. at the arrival of the Spanish conquers, it is said that the Spanish never reached to Lost City but the indigenous were dying from diseases that they didn’t have before such as chicken pox, flu, yellow fever, among others. In 1973 it was discovered by the Sepulveda family who sacked the area for years looking for gold and precious stones that were found in the tombs of the Taironas. Soon after, the Restrepo family joined in the sacking, killing the father of the Sepulveda's family, and other plunderers joined into the area, until in 1982 when there was nothing left, the first tourists began to climb and the area started to be controlled and investigated by the Colombian Anthropology Institute. Some pieces were recovered by the Institute and now are shown in the Gold Museum of Santa Marta. Lost City is inhabited by the Koguis, direct descendants of the Taironas, as well as the Arhuacos, Kankuamos and Wiwas. The Koguis think that the area of Lost City was a network of villages inhabited by their ancestors that is why they consider it as a sacred site, they claim to have visited the area regularly long before

Article by Citlali Flores Photography by Jimmy Courcelles Lost City Colombia is one of the most amazing trekings you will find in South America but also one of the hardest one, anyway you will find many reasons for doing it and that is why Im writting this article, to inspire you join this amazing

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